Cape-collar



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CAPE COLLAR.

No. 408,847. Patented Aug. 13, 1889.

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E. POWERS. GAPE COLLAR.

No. 408.847. Patented Aug. 13, 1889.

W/m/as s jomswd UNITED STATES NOEL L POWERS,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF LANSINGBURG, ASSIGNOR TO \VILBUR, MILLER &

WVILBUR, OF TROY, NEV YORK.

CAPE-COLLAR,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,847, dated August13, 1889.

Application filed March 5 1889. Serial No. 302,013. (No model.) v I ToaZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NOEL E. POWERS, a resident of Lansingburg, in thecounty of Rensselaer and State of New York, have in; vented certain newand useful Improvements in Cape-Collars; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,that will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several figures therein.

My invention relates to improvements in cape-collars; and it consists ofthe novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described,and pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a plan view of the cape detached from thecollar and laid out flat. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a single ply offabric used in the formation of the collar proper. Fig. 3 is across-section of the detached cape, taken at the broken line 00 as inFig. 1. Fig. 4 is'a cross-section of ply, taken at the broken line 00 a:in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a similar crosssectional view showing the capesecured along its folded edge to a single ply adapted to form a part ofthe collar proper. Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of a finishedcape-collar. Fig. 7 is a cross-section viewed from the side opposite tothat from which the section shown in Fig. 5 is viewed, and showing thesingle collar-ply B turned or folded back from the cape and two moresimilar plies B and B secured to it by a run seam. Fig. 8 is a verticalsection of the completed collar, taken on the broken line 00 a: in Fig.6.

The collar proper may be of any known form of ladys collar made up oftwo or more plies of fabric.

The cape is usually composed of a single ply of fabric secured to thelower edge of the collar proper in such a manner as to project downwardand outward therefrom. The outer portion of the cape is preferably madeof a either of them. It is projected a'ngnlarly from the collar properto better fit the form of the wearer, is preferably re-enforced alongthe edge by which it is united with the collar proper to increase itsstrength and durability, and is preferably united to a single inner plyof the collar proper by a min seam to form a light seam and afford asmooth interior surface comfortable for the wearer. The cape is made toflare or project angularly to the collar proper by giving one edge acurved form and securing that edge to a comparatively straight edge onthe lower part. of a collar. The cape A is made of a single piece offabric, except the well-known binding A, which is a separate stripstitched to the outer edge of the cape, as by the line of stitching AThe inner edge of the cape is curved, as indicated by the circularbroken line A The curved edge is slitted at intervals, as indicated bythe broken lines A, and the sections included between the slits foldedback upon the body part of the cape. The edges of the sections thusfolded back are turned in from the position indicated by the brokenlines A to that indicated by the solid lines A forming the V-shapedopenings A between the several sections and stitched to the body of thecape by line of stitching A".

It is evident that the curved edge A could not be folded back upon acircle having a larger radius without slitting the edge and that theslits would open, indicated by the broken lines at A to accommodate thefolded-over edge to the larger circle or greater distance around theedges of the folded sec tions.

The slits A" are necessarily made at frequent intervals, as the folds Aextending from one slit to another, must necessarily be folded onstraight lines, as Well as the folds formed on the turned-in edges A anda better shape will be obtained if the straight sides 'are comparativelyshort, for the reason that the shorter these sides are the nearer willthe folded-over edge A approximate a circle or true curve and produce auniform outward flaring of the cape when attached to the comparativelystraight edge of the plies forming the collar proper.

The cape so formed maybe attached to the lower edge of the collar properin any known manner or as follows: The ply B, one of the plies formingthe collar proper, is secured to the cape by a run seam 13, insertedalong one edge 15 of the ply and the fold-edge A of the cape, as shownin Fig. 5. The ply is then turned or folded over the run seam, and theother plies 1S and B of the collar proper, similar in form to ply I arejoined along one edge to the latter ply, as by run seam 13". The twoplies B and 13" are then turned or folded over the seam B and thefolded-in edges B" secured to the fold-edge of the cape by a line ofstitching 13 as shown in Figs. 6 and S, the collar being completed bysecuring the ends of the plies forming the collar proper in any knownmanner and when desired by inserting a line of stitching 13*.

I am thus able to produce a collar having a flaring, flexible, one-plycape re-enforced by retroverted sections (J integral with the cape andlocated at the line of junction of cape and collar, and at the same timepresent aconr paratively smooth surface on the inner side of the collar.

It is obvious that the binding-strip A can be omitted when desired.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a cape-collar, the combination, with the collar proper, of a capeconsisting of a ply of fabric having a series of retroverted sectionsintegral with such ply ranged on a curved line along its inner edge anda line of stitching through such inner edge and the lower edge of thecollar proper substantially as described.

2. In a cape-collar, a cape consisting of a ply of fabric having aconcaved inner edge and a series of retroverted sections integral withsuch ply ranged along, such concavcd edge, the several sections beingconnected with the ply at one edge by a [old forming part of theconcaved inner edge and at their other edges by lines of stitching,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 2d day of March,1889.

NOEL E. POWERS.

\Vi tnesses:

FRANK C. CURTIS, Guns. L. ALDEN.

